IDA only | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population. Development relevance: Patterns of development in a country are partly determined by the age composition of its population. Different age groups have different impacts on both the environment and on infrastructure needs. Therefore the age structure of a population is useful for analyzing resource use and formulating future policy and planning goals with regards infrastructure and development. This indicator is used for calculating age dependency ratio (percent of working-age population). The age dependency ratio is the ratio of the sum of the population aged 0-14 and the population aged 65 and above to the population aged 15-64. In many developing countries, the once rapidly growing population group of the under-15 population is shrinking. As a result, high fertility rates, together with declining mortality rates, are now reflected in the larger share of the 65 and older population. Limitations and exceptions: Because the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used in the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. For more information, see the original source. Statistical concept and methodology: Age structure in the World Bank's population estimates is based on the age structure in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source. Total population is based on the de facto population including all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates. For more information see metadata for total population (SP.POP.TOTL).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
IDA only
Records
63
Source
IDA only | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
1960 42.6418015
1961 42.80178835
1962 42.95836493
1963 43.13314779
1964 43.31889508
1965 43.4763619
1966 43.60395996
1967 43.72036517
1968 43.8255888
1969 43.92873795
1970 44.03446012
1971 44.16681824
1972 44.30226163
1973 44.39211918
1974 44.44354347
1975 44.4655808
1976 44.47403301
1977 44.47986123
1978 44.48601002
1979 44.50380374
1980 44.55134784
1981 44.60588824
1982 44.63045018
1983 44.62730858
1984 44.61727196
1985 44.6036797
1986 44.57087763
1987 44.51509793
1988 44.4378704
1989 44.36315929
1990 44.29166708
1991 44.19121178
1992 44.06845407
1993 43.9549748
1994 43.79014645
1995 43.59736756
1996 43.45116803
1997 43.29929193
1998 43.09240767
1999 42.8648595
2000 42.65112771
2001 42.44581739
2002 42.2575842
2003 42.0740928
2004 41.88112566
2005 41.68346519
2006 41.49057259
2007 41.31550862
2008 41.15958206
2009 40.99299835
2010 40.80378722
2011 40.60157057
2012 40.41185316
2013 40.24814819
2014 40.07336019
2015 39.86983152
2016 39.6285209
2017 39.35978943
2018 39.07932492
2019 38.79031267
2020 38.49903506
2021 38.21584207
2022 37.94351136
IDA only | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population. Development relevance: Patterns of development in a country are partly determined by the age composition of its population. Different age groups have different impacts on both the environment and on infrastructure needs. Therefore the age structure of a population is useful for analyzing resource use and formulating future policy and planning goals with regards infrastructure and development. This indicator is used for calculating age dependency ratio (percent of working-age population). The age dependency ratio is the ratio of the sum of the population aged 0-14 and the population aged 65 and above to the population aged 15-64. In many developing countries, the once rapidly growing population group of the under-15 population is shrinking. As a result, high fertility rates, together with declining mortality rates, are now reflected in the larger share of the 65 and older population. Limitations and exceptions: Because the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used in the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. For more information, see the original source. Statistical concept and methodology: Age structure in the World Bank's population estimates is based on the age structure in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source. Total population is based on the de facto population including all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates. For more information see metadata for total population (SP.POP.TOTL).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
IDA only
Records
63
Source